Listed below are people killed by non-military law enforcement officers in Germany after reunification in the 1990s whether or not in the line of duty, irrespective of reason or method. Included, too, are cases where individuals died in police custody due to applied techniques. Inclusion in the list implies neither wrongdoing nor justification on the part of the person killed or the officer involved. The listing simply documents occurrences of deaths and is not complete. Statistics

+YearNumber killed by use of firearms (official statistics)Zahlen ab 1996 nach: Clemens Lorei: Statistiken im Zusammenhang mit dem polizeilichen Schusswaffeneinsatz , Verwaltungsfachhochschule Hessen – Fachbereich Polizei, Stand: 17. August 2014Zahlen von 1963 - 1969, nur BRD nach: Heiner Busch (Mitverfasser) et al.: Die Polizei in der Bundesrepublik, Ausgabe von 1988Number killed by any means (counted)Number ofshots fired on personsZahlen von 1976 - 1983 nach: Heiner Busch (Mitverfasser) et al.: Die Polizei in der Bundesrepublik, Ausgabe von 19881990 7 (post-reunification) 76 (57 in old states, 19 in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Sachsen and Thüringen only; full year)Fälle von polizeilichem Schußwaffengebrauch für das Jahr 1990 (neue Bundesländer); FragDenStaat1991 9 1361992 12 1501993 16 1231994 11 (including Halim Dener) 1181995 21 1371996 11 951997 13 681998 8701999 1961Sum 127 1034

1990 (January-September)

1990 (October-December) Date(YYYY-MM-TT) Name Age Place State Summary of events1990-10-11N.N.35BremenBremenA Spanish national from Hannover stole 16.000 DM in a bank robbery and was apprehended by a SEK squad in Hemelingen shortly after. When the robber pulled out a gas pistol, two officers fired four warning shots before shooting the man four times in the right side of the foot, wrist and hip, killing him by a double piercing lungshot.1990-10-26N.N.34ErdingBayernWhile a plainclothed narcotics agent arrested two Turkish drug dealers in a sting operation, another suspected associate attempted to escape by car. A 41-year-old investigator fatally shot the man in the back of the head as he drove away, crashing into a tree as a result. In a confusing twist, it was found that the man was actually an undercover police investigator and was using a civilian police car. It is assumed that the dead officer didn't want to be recognized as police. 1990-11-03 18 LeipzigSachsen During riots between two rival football hooligan groups and the police after a FC Sachsen-Dynamo Berlin match, one person was shot by the police. A group of football fans, armed with makeshift bluntweapons, had surrounded police officers at Leipzig-Leutzsch station. After several warning shots, officers fired into the crowd 57 times. A Dynamo Berlin fan was fatally struck from a distance of 40 meters and four other people were injured. The exact circumstances and whether the use of a firearm was justified are unclear.1990-11-07S., Thomas26MünchenBayernTwo police officers attempted to arrest a man who was in the process of entering a car reported as stolen at Viktualienmarkt. As he started the engine, the man pulled out a gas pistol, leading an officer to shoot the motorist twice in the back of the head. It was found that he had a warrant for fraud and car theft.1990-11-11Strauber, Gerd-Jürgen45Bad CambergHessenA man from Grävenwiesbach fled from police as they were about to conduct a routine check and opened fire on pursuing officers. A female police officer in her car was heavily injured with two gunshots. The man then hid in shrubbery and fired six shots at a second patrol, who then fatally shot him. The man's car was found shortly after, which was found to contain the body of his ex-wife whom he had murdered the same day in Usingen, having also attempted to kill her new boyfriend later on. The man had used an illegally modified gas pistol in all three shootings.1990-12-03N.N.21SeevetalNiedersachsenTwo burglars fled the site of an attempted home invasion in Hittfeld. A 31-year-old officer caught up to the suspects and fired a warning shot. The men held the officer in a chokehold, attempting to grab his sidearm, during which the officer had his nose broken and was stabbed 13 times with a screwdriver. When the men let go and continued their flight, the officer opened fire on them, killing one of the burglars, a Yugoslavian national.1990-12-19D., Petrisor21BerlinBerlinTwo Kripo officers were called to a refugee accommodation in Schmargendorf after a Romanian resident reported that he and two friends were robbed by six countrymen. Three of the robbers had beaten the victims with a pistol, sprayed them with tear gas and kicked them before fleeing with 50 DM. An hour later, the officers located a car with two Romanian men inside. During a routine ID check, one of the occupants shot 36-year-old officer Dietrich F. in the face with a gas pistol at point blank range, sustaining heavy eye and ear injuries before falling unconscious. His colleague, 35-year-old Frank L., believed F. was killed and when the attacker fled on foot, Frank L. fired a warning shot to no effect. Three more gunshots were fired by L., reportedly aimed at the legs of the suspect, who was fatally struck in the back. While it was found that the other man was a resident of the refugee accommodation, neither he or the deceased could be tied to the robbery.

1991

Date(YYYY-MM-TT) Name Age Place State Summary of events1991-01-01N.N.19RemseckBaden-WürttembergAn American teenager with psychological issues heavily wounded both his parents in a sword attack at their home in the U.S. settlement of Pattonville. Police unsuccessfully used tear gas, then shot the attacker when he charged at the officers while wielding two daggers, dying at the scene from his wounds. He had been undergoing psychiatric care.1991-01-23N.N.20SailaufBayernPolice were called that a man had locked himself in his room with a gun and threatened to shoot anyone who entered. Officers fired two fatal shots in self-defense when he rushed out towards police. The weapon was found to be a gas pistol.1991-06-21N.N.25LeipzigSachsenOfficers arrested three members of a neo-Nazi skinhead gang during a traffic stop, as their car had been linked to a xenophobic attack that injured four gamblers. It was believed that the skinheads were on their way to another attack. An accidental weapon discharge occurred during the arrest, fatally wounding a man on the passenger seat. An assortment of blunt weapons was found in the trunk. An investigation into the shooting was ultimately halted. 1991-06-24 N.N. 37SalzgitterNiedersachsen A police commissioner who was being forced into early retirement due to mental instability killed his son-in-law with a knife. The commissioner then threatened to kill his 18 month old grandson, leading to arriving police to make use of a "final shot" on the offender after a shot in the leg proved ineffective.N.N.501991-09-05Henrich, Herbert38KasselHessenA convict escaped during a morning doctor's officer visit after he took judicial officers at gunpoint and fled in a car with the physician as a hostage. After releasing the doctor, the convict used another car, then stole a taxi. He took a police officer hostage during a traffic stop and forced the officer to drive him to Kassel-Mitte, where he again fled alone. A female passerby recognized him in an inn in the evening, allowing police to secure the officer from the taxi's trunk. Two officers shot and killed the convict when he pulled out his gun during an attempted arrest. It was never determined who provided the convict with the gun and his two getaway vehicles.1991-10-24N.N.20SamtensMecklenburg-VorpommernA police patrol attempted to conduct a search on three youths sleeping inside at the bar of a night club. One of the men, a security guard, pulled out a gas pistol from under a pillow, leading to a physical struggle between the officers and the suspect, who fired several stray shots. The man ended up being shot by an officer, dying at the scene.1991-11-05N.N.22Frankfurt am MainHessenA joint task force of Würzburg and Frankfurt police had followed a known heroin user to a drug deal with three Yugoslavian drug dealers during a sting operation. As the narcotics agents arrested the buyer and his wife, the regular officers went to arrest the drug dealers, who tried to flee in their car. The group rammed a police car and when the driver suddenly opened the door, a police officer fatally shot him in the head. None of the suspects were armed.1991-11-09Henschel, Roland30LüdenscheidNordrhein-WestfalenA bank robber was shot in the head by SEK as he was attempting to pull back into the building with a hostage after inspecting a getaway vehicle provided by police. The robber, who was out of prison on furlough while serving a sentence for a 1988 terroristic blackmail threat against Deutsche Bundesbahn, had held 20 people hostage for 21 hours and demanded ten million DM through a bank employee. The shooting was deemed justified by invoking a "fatal shot".1991-12-19N.N.50-60EssenNordrhein-WestfalenA robber who had stolen money from a bank courier was caught by police after a one-hour manhunt. As he was being arrested, the robber produced a hand grenade and was subsequently shot; the grenade did not detonate.

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